Igniting Innovation

Alabama’s long and distinguished history with the aerospace industry began over 100 years ago when the Wright brothers established their first “Civilian Flight School” here in 1910.

Since then, we’ve steadily grown into an epicenter for aerospace and defense industries with over 400 companies operating in the state, employing more than 83,000 people. And with Airbus launching assembly of A320 Family passenger jets at its new $600 million plant in Mobile, Alabama’s aerospace industry is showing no signs of slowing its ascent anytime soon.

Quick Facts

100+ years of aerospace history

83,000 currently employed in aerospace and defense

Home to business from 30 different countries

2nd largest research and technology park in the U.S. (Cummings Research Park)

More than 400 Aerospace companies

Companies in Alabama

Here is a sample of the Aerospace and Defense companies who have found a home—and found success—in Alabama.

Airbus

Boeing

Northrop Grumman

Continental Motors

United Launch Alliance

PPG Aerospace

WestWind Group

Sikorsky

Airbus Military NA

Raytheon

UTC Aerospace Systems

SAIC

GKN Aerospace

Bell Helicopter

Lockheed Martin

GE Aviation

BAE Systems

VT Aerospace Mobile

Aerojet Rocketdyne

Teledyne Brown Engineering

Commercial Jet

Dynetics

Aerospace Links

There are so many factors that make Alabama such a great place for Aerospace companies. Chief among them are these invaluable partners: